technical difficulties

here at work, they've blocked each person's most frequented web pages... which means, i can't get to my yahoo email anymore... so, if you're trying to email, and i don't respond like i usually do, don't worry, i'll get to it this afternoon when i get home...

all i can say is, they better give me work to do to keep me occupied... otherwise, it's going to be a super long day...

job news

i got the call today... the one i have been waiting for... officially offering me the job i've been wanting!!! yay!!! i start august 21st!!! i'm so excited... and certainly ready to leave my current job...

yesterday was awful... i was told i was being terminated... then after i objected, i was told, "oh, haha, that was just a joke, i just wanted to see your reaction." needless to say, i did not laugh... i went straight to my other boss and filed a formal complaint... you don't fake fire someone... period! so yeah, it's time for me to leave that place...

oh, and today for lunch, my future bosses took me out to eat... that was a good time... i already knew one of them, but was just meeting the other... they're both nice people and i'm looking forward to working for them...

yay!

ladies get ready...

next October... watch out San Francisco!!!

http://www.nike.com/nikemarathon/

there isn't much info on that site about the 2007 run/walk... but you are able to sign up for an email "heads up" when the 2007 registration opens... so keep your eyes open for the info!!!

giddy as a school girl...

christopher called me yesterday!!! it was nice... it's kind of expensive for him to call, so i don't really expect another call before he comes home... but that's okay... there's less than 2 weeks left, i can make it... it reminds me of the summer he was at Tyndall for training... when he finally got phone privileges and called i was so happy... i even remember where i was (shopping at the mall with my mom, and i really did squeal like a girl when i heard chris's voice)... but anyway, chris is doing good, and so far having a good time...

that's all for now...

counting the days...

how many more days till chris gets back to england??? *sigh* i guess i should look at this trip to bulgaria as a trial for when he's deployed... at least then he'll have email, right?

*sigh* well back to well back to packing up some things... at least that's kind of keeping my mind off of missing chris...

hmmm...

it's funny how i don't consider myself to be materialistic... i'm not into fancy-shmancy jewelry or clothes, and i don't have a higher opinion of those who have those things either... but the promise of a Tiffany piece will get me to do just about anything... LOL... is that bad?

i guess every girl needs some good quality jewelry... nothin' wrong with that... and the fact that i'd be working hard for it kind of evens things out...

maybe my Goal Gift (my reward for reaching my weight goal) will be something from Tiffany & Co... ooooooo... I think i just ended my current plateau... okay, i'm off to look up pictures of shiney things to print out and use as motivation... hehe...

check it out!

http://www.striders.net/races/wdf/wdf_2006_result.txt

i'm on there... scroll down... near the end... but that doesn't matter... the point is, i'm on there!!!

and, my friend rachel nearly has me convinced that i should run the Nike Women's Marathon (well, half-marathon) next year... it's a walk/run... only 13.1 miles... in beautiful san francisco... and, you get a tiffany necklace just for finishing!!! so, who's with me??? jerri, sound like fun???

run, princess, run!

10 weeks ago, running for 60 seconds nearly killed me... i didn't like it very much, but was determined to continue... and with lots of encouragement, i did... and i've actually learned not to hate running... i don't always enjoy it, but i don't hate it...

yesterday, at the gym, i ran for 15 minutes straight on the treadmill!!! that's about a 1.3 miles... i was amazed, and super excited...

i was hoping for the same results in the 5K today, but i think i started out a bit too fast, and ran out of steam before the first mile... i ran when i could, but had to walk a lot... still finished in just over 42 minutes, so i guess that's not too bad for a first time... there were about 30 people with official times after i finished, and even more after that (no official time after an hour)... so i wasn't the last person either...

and best of all, i think i would do it again... and maybe next time i'll do a little better (since i have a time to beat)... so yeah, i'm going to keep at it... and just see how it goes...

i almost forgot...

while i was visiting my family, i got the hugest compliment ever!!! my mom and i were discussing my weight loss and she said, "so, how much more would you like to lose?" I told her and she said, "april! that's way too much, you'll be dangerously skinny then!" and i said, "no, my goal weight is XXX. That's a healthy weight." And she said, "I thought you weighed that right now!" i was floating on air after that... hehe...

i guess what was confusing her is that my sister and i almost wear the same size clothes (one size different) and we weigh nearly 50 lbs different... strange how bodies and sizes are like that... but anyway, it was very nice to hear my mom say that!

lots of randomness

this past holiday weekend, i went to SWVA to spend some time with my family... it was actually a nice visit, and i really didn't want to leave... i didn't do a whole lot, so it was pretty relaxing... my mom and i went shopping, and out to eat a few times... and i got my hair cut (it's pretty short again)... my youngest brother and I went to see X3... it was a good movie... they still left a lot of issues open, but i just don't see a fourth movie doing very well...

i didn't really get to spend much time with my other siblings... my oldest brother was working most of the time, and my sister, well, i just don't like her... she's developed this attitude that she doesn't have to "live by the rules" and she can do whatever she wants... which is fine if that's how she chooses to live her life, but she shouldn't expect someone else to bail her out of trouble by living that way... both times that i saw her this past weekend, she was whining about not having any money... mom would finally get tired of hearing it and give her some money... yet, instead of using that money to pay bills, or put gas in her car, or buy groceries, she went out clubbing! that girl needs to get her ass kicked... and mom needs to show her some "tough love" too... i just don't understand how some people can be so irresponsible... it's beyond me...

anyway, i tried to ignore her the few minutes she was at mom's house, so that i would have a stress-free vacation... and it worked... it was nice playing with the dogs, taking walks outside, and i even got to go swimming... this was one time when i didn't need a vacation from my vacation...

but coming back to DC made me realize that i really don't like living here... i don't like my job much anymore... we haven't had any work to do since February! it's freakin' hard to sit at a desk all day and pretend to be busy... it's boring, and i'm not being challenged... so i'm definitely ready to move on... and i really don't like my living situation... my roommate has just become too much for me... she's way too mothering, and nothing is ever her fault... thankfully, i'll be moving soon... and maybe those changes will be enough to renew my happiness with being here...

this coming weekend, i'm running in a 5K!!! i'm getting pretty excited about it... i know i'm not going to be able to run the entire way, but i think i'll do pretty good for an out-of-shape first timer... after the run, i'm not sure if i'm going to continue jogging "just for fun..." we'll see... my next adventure is going to be with bellydancing... LOL... that should be pretty funny... but i'm going to give it a try...

now that i've ranted and raved a bit, i think i'm going to go walk around the office to see if anyone has anything to do...